IT News
Imphal, Jan 18,
Five students’ bodies of the state including Manipuri Students’ Association Delhi (MSAD) and four others namely Socialists’ Students’ Union Manipur (SSUM), Reformists Student Front (RSF), All Meitei Pangal Students’ Union Manipur (AMPSUM) and All Manipur Muslim Students’ Organisation (AMMSO) is all set to organised series of agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Bill , 2016 from January 20.
In a joint press conference held today at the office SSUM, the representatives of the 5 students’ bodies announced that a mass sit-in-protest at different parts of the state will be organised. The students’ bodies are demanding withdrawal of the CAB 2016 and caution of severe form of agitation which may cross beyond limit of democratic form of protest is the Bill is not withdrawn. The students’ bodies also said that after the mass sit-in-protest series of democratic form of protest will be follow up but may go beyond that if the government fails to listen to the demand of the student bodies.
General Secretary of SSUM , Bhusan Longjam while talking to Imphal Times after the press meet said that the 5 student bodies have agreed to go ahead with the demand for withdrawal of the Bill and also decided not to take any U-turn until the Bill is withdrawn.
“We will not compromise with any appeasement policy from the government on the CAB , we will struggle till the last drop of our blood falls”, Bhasan said.
